Sunday, June 5, 2011

The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire

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Title: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
Author: Jack Weatherford
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Year: 2010/2011
336 pages
Audiobook

 The second of Weatherford's books on the Mongol empire. This one uses a focus on women's roles, including leadership, as a lens for understanding Mongol history in relation to European and Asian history. Moral: It bites to be female, even if you're a queen.

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